TERM PROJECT (e-Portfolio Assignment) and Reflection Value:
The following options are available for the term project.
(1) Historical site visit (2) Research paper (3) Historical film analysis.
• Each one of the options requires research.
• A minimum of six (6) outside sources are required to document the assignment.
• These sources can be oral interviews, newspaper articles, magazine articles, books, professional articles on the subject matter, the textbook.
Chicago Manual of Style https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
The format for the term project is based on the Chicago Manual of Style. This is a professional style for research papers, term papers, theses and dissertations. You can refer to the format at the website:
Refer to: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html
• See writing files and examples in Files on History 1700
• Sierra College Writing Manual
Requirements:
• Cover sheet with student's name, class and section. Title of paper and date.
• The length of the assignment is no less than eight written pages.
• Footnotes and bibliography in the Chicago Style.
• Pictures of the historical site, maps, photographs and brochures can be included but are additional to the written page requirement.
• Students will be graded on the completeness of the report including analysis, presentation, clarity, conclusion, grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, documentation.
• Margins are 1 inch, 12 point font.
Students may submit a rough draft for analysis and direction by the instructor. No grade will attach to the rough draft. The rough draft should be submitted no later than two weeks before the actual deadline.
Option I: Historical Site Visit
The student is to visit an historical site in Utah and write an eight page report on the significance of the historical site in relation to mainstream American history and local history. Some sites to consider but not all inclusive are:
1. Golden Spike National Monument, west of Brigham City
2. This Is the Place State Park, north of Hogle Zoo
3. Park City Mining District
4. Eureka Mining District
5. Camp Floyd/Fairfield in Utah County, west of Lehi.
6. Mountain Meadows southwest of Cedar City, site of the massacre
7. Old town of Copperton, on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley.
8. Rio Grande Railroad Station in Salt Lake City and the Utah Historical Society.
9. Utah State Capitol Building
10. Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, just west of the State Capitol building on Main Street.
11. Cove Fort in Central Utah.
12. Fort Douglas.
13. Territorial Capitol building in Fillmore, Utah.
14. Frisco Mining District in southern Utah
15. Fort Buenaventura in Ogden
16. Historical walking tour of Salt Lake City.
17. Air Force Museum at Hill Air Force Base in Clearfield
18. Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah.
19. Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah.
20. Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City
21. Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.
22. Greek-Orthodox Church on 300 West in Salt Lake City
23. Salt Lake City Cemetery - Older sections pre 1900
24. Any Pioneer cemetery in Utah.
25. Dinosaur National Park east of Vernal, Utah, north of Jensen.
26. Antelope Island
27. Wendover Air Base, Wendover, Utah
28. Danger Cave Archeaological Site near Wendover, Utah
29. Eureka Mining District on west side of Oquirrhs, south of Tooele
30. Topaz Japanese Relocation Camp west of Delta, Utah
Option II Research Term Paper
The term paper is to be eight written pages with footnotes and complete bibliography. The cover page, bibliography and footnotes/endnotes do not count as a written page.
Topics:
1. How did the Spanish explorers influence the peoples of the Americas?
2. What was the impact of the British Indian policies during the 1600s on later American Indian policies?
3. What important advice did George Washington give the American people in his Farewell Address?
4. How did the Alien Acts and Sedition Act affect the administration of President John Adams?
5. Why is Thomas Jefferson considered to be a great president?
6. How did the First Great Awakening influence the development of government in America?
7. What did the Mayflower Compact do for the establishment of government?
8. Examine William Penn's philosophy of "avoiding the sinister interests of emotion" in the operations of government.
9. What influence has the Declaration of Independence had upon the United States and its development?
10. Evaluate the Constitution of the United States and determine what is unique about the governmental model created.
11. What is important about the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?
12. What is important about the Supreme Court case decision of Scott v. Sanford?
13. Why is the Gettysburg Address important in the development of freedom and liberty in the United States?
14. How did the United States benefit from the Civil War?
15. What is the business cycle and how has the business cycle affected the United States since 1819?
16. Why have historians given the less than stellar title of "No Name Presidents" to those presidents from 1869-1896?
17. Why was the Federal government's Indian policy considered to be a failure from 1860-1880?
18. How did Manifest Destiny influence the expansion of the west?
19. How did Imperialism impact American foreign policy in the late 19th century?
20. Why was President Grant's administration considered to be the most corrupt in the 19th century?
21. Why is Warren G. Harding's administration believed to be the most corrupt of the 20th century?
22. How realistic was President Woodrow Wilson's Treaty of Versailles in determining world peace?
23. Why did Margaret Sanger want women to be aware of birth control methods?
24. What caused the Great Depression?
25. How has yellow journalism affected the American public since 1898?
26. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
27. Why was the air raid attack by Jimmy Doolittle in 1942 on Tokyo considered important?
28. How did the Battle of Midway in WWII change naval warfare then and now?
29. What was the impact of the 2nd Great Awakening on American life in the 19th century?
30. What is the impact of "dollar diplomacy" on the United States?
31. How did the invention and use of the atomic bomb influence American society?
32. Why are the men of the 2nd World War considered to be the Greatest Generation?
33. What have the major political parties accomplished for the United States in the last ten years?
34. What has globalization done to the American economy?
35. What is the impact of the black power movement of the 1960s on the United States?
36. What is the real problem with regulating immigration?
37. How did the anti-war music of the late 1960s and early 1970s influence American culture?
38. Analyze the evolution of education in America and why there are so many problems facing education today. 39. How have the individual branches of the United States government; Legislative, Executive and Judicial, abused their powers?
40. How has the United States been involved in imperialism in the 20th and 21st centuries?
41. The Bill of Rights guarantees the right to freedom of speech. How have Americans abused their right of speech hurting others?
42. What is happening in the United States presently regarding the freedom of religion?
43. What problems and issues were created during the 1920s that are present in today's America?
44. What has the practice of slavery done to the American culture?
45. What has been the impact of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan on the American people and culture?
46. What would be the impact of term limits for senators and congressmen in the United States?
47. How has the development of organized labor and labor unions impacted the economy of the United States?
48. How has the United States industrial establishment changed from 1840 to the present?
49. Why study history?
50. How should history be taught? If a student is interested in something outside of this list, he or she must consult with the instructor for approval.
Option 3: Historical Movie Analysis
A list of historical movies will be posted on Canvas. The student will select one of the movies. View it. Then analyze the movie as to historical accuracy. The focus is to determine if the movie is truly accurate historically or if it is more fiction than fact. This requires research into other sources to ascertain the answers.
• Minimum eight written pages
• Minimum six outside sources
• Complete footnotes
• Bibliography
• Pictures and maps are extra
COMPARATIVE ANALYTICAL ESSAY (1) Value: 200 points
Composition is an essential component of the departmental standards for this course. Each student will be required to write one complete essay on an assigned topic. The topic to be assigned will be an historic document with an accompanying point of comparison.
This begins as a basic five paragraph essay that can expand as you broaden your scope. Essays are to be in the Chicago Style: Typewritten, Double spaced, One inch margins, 12 point font, Complete footnoting and bibliography.
The grading on the essays will be based on thesis, conclusion, analysis, content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, completeness and improvement. The final grade for the essay is based upon improvement in overall writing and analysis. To obtain a full grade all three drafts must be submitted.
Refer to: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html
See writing files and examples in Files on History 1700
The essay is to be a comparative analysis of a selected original document and a related topic. The topics will be posted in Canvas. The topics will be randomly selected on Thursday, January 14, 2016.
Essay Topics: The topics will be randomly drawn from the list of topics found in a file in Canvas. The original historical document is to be compared to an assigned topic.
1. Draft #1: The student will prepare the initial essay and either submit it as a hard copy in class or submit through Canvas for review and editing. Make sure your name and section is included in the header of your submission. It will be returned corrected, with questions asking for clarity and more information.
2. Draft #2: The student then will rewrite the essay incorporating corrections, additional information as requested and addressing questions posed by the instructor. Then the essay is to be resubmitted. Again, it will be corrected and returned to the student to make adjustments. If the student submits the essay through Canvas, he or she does not need to submit the original draft. The instructor will have it already saved.
3. Draft #3: The student will submit the final product for final reading and analysis by the instructor along with the previous two submissions. In the case of e-mail submissions only the final draft need be sent. This exercise is to assist the student in improving his/her writing and analytical skills and to learn how to write a professional paper.
Refer to Canvas under Files for a sample essay.
Students are encouraged to use online sources (internet), primary and secondary sources, books, magazines, and newspapers to provide examples and background information. You will need to cite your sources as footnotes or endnotes. Do not use Wikipedia as there are validation issues with the site.
WARNING: Plagiarism is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. Simply put, you cannot copy someone else's work and submit it is as your own original work. The result may be a failing grade, suspension or expulsion.